TAILOR-MADE FOR SHALLOW WATERS, NAVIGATION NEEDS
There are currently just six electronic warships in Singapore that are operating in spite of these new rules.
To place more weather in these sails, the government’s sea authorities are working with universities, as well as selected local and multinational firms, to come up with a typical set of electronic vehicle designs that meet Singapore’s standards.
It will also produce large manufacturing easier and, in turn, bring down costs.
Harbourcraft include vessels that do n’t cross into Singapore’s waters, such as those that transport people to nearby islands like Pulau Ubin.
These light-weight customer craft are made for short, frequent visits.
Another design factors include bottom conditions, weighty sea traffic, and humid weather that could immediately degrade the hulls of vessels.
Dr Narasimalu Srikanth, who is leading the design initiative, told CNA that harbour create– especially smaller ones – have to be tailor-made to accommodate Singapore’s navigation requirements and deep waters at its ports.
” Secondly, to achieve faster speed and low energy footprint- in order to do that, you have to go for lighter vessels”, said the programme director of renewables and low-carbon generation ( wind and marine ) at Nanyang Technological University’s Energy Research Institute.
” For example, you can see MPA looks at lightweight aluminium bodies or composite bodies”, he added.